Job Description

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, the Patient Safety Attendant is responsible for providing 1:1 monitoring with continuous visual observation (either in-person or on a video monitor) for adult or pediatric behavioral health patients or patients at risk for suicide. The role will focus on observing for changes in the patient's condition and notifying nursing staff when necessary. The Patient Safety Attendant 1 will be able to demonstrate good communication, listening and observation skills, ability to respond swiftly, ability to work well with others, professional appearance, and a calm, confident manner. Available to work shifts including day, nights, weekends and holidays. Responsibilities include communicating with patients and significant others in a respectful manner, orienting patient and/or significant other(s) to situation and surroundings, documenting care provided and reporting to the RN observations of patient’s physical, social and mental status, maintaining appropriate boundaries with patients, ensuring continuous supervision of patients at all times, alerting nursing staff when patients need help with activities of daily living, maintaining confidentiality of patient information, adhering to relevant policies, procedures and standards, and performing job specific requirements and other duties as assigned. The physical demands include regularly lifting, carrying or pushing/pulling less than 10 pounds, frequently up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 20 pounds. The employee is regularly required to do fine motor, repetitive motion, hear, sit, and speak; frequently bend and reach; occasionally kneel, squat, stand, and walk. Specific vision abilities required include depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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